Premier Padmini (film)
Premier Padmini is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed and written by Ramesh Indira. The film marks the debut of television personality, Shruti Naidu as the producer under her home banner Shruti Naidu Chitra.[1] The film features Jaggesh, Madhoo, Sudharani, Hitha Chandrashekar and Vivek Simha in the lead roles.[2] The supporting cast includes H. G. Dattatreya, Bhargavi Narayan and Pramod.
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Directed by | Ramesh Indira |
Screenplay by | Ramesh Indira |
Story by | Ramesh Indira |
Produced by | Shruti Naidu |
Starring | Jaggesh Madhoo Sudharani Pramod Vivek Simha Hitha Chandrashekar |
Cinematography | Advaitha Gurumurthy |
Edited by | Rajendra Urs |
Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production companies | Shruti Naidu Chitra |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
The technical crew members for the film include Arjun Janya as the music composer, Advaita Gurumurthy as the cinematographer, Rajendra Urs as the editor.[3]
The film launched in early March 2018 and released across theaters in Karnataka on 26 April 2019.[4] The film was premiered on 29 September 2019 in Zee Kannada.
Controversy
The movie borrowed heavily from Kannada author Vasudhendra's short story without giving any credits or soliciting his permission.[5]
Plot
Cast
- Jaggesh as Vinayak
- Madhoo as Shruti
- Sudharani as Spandana
- Pramod as Nanjundi
- Vivek Simha as Sumukha
- Hitha Chandrashekar as Ranjani
- H. G. Dattatreya as Vinayak's neighbour
- Ramesh Indira as Rajesh
- Bhargavi Narayan
- Aishwarya Baspure as Pragathi
Soundtrack
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Released | 16 December 2018 |
Recorded | 2018 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | D-Beats |
Producer | Arjun Janya |
Arjun Janya has scored the soundtrack and score for the film.[6] The album consists of four songs and according to Janya, as per the film's script he has composed Carnatic and Hindustani classical fusion songs apart from a traditional folk song and a romantic song.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Premier Padmini" | Yogaraj Bhat | Vijay Prakash | 03:40 |
2. | "Naa Huduko Naale" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Nihal Tauro | 03:42 |
3. | "Payanava" | Sai Sarvesh | Sanjith Hegde | 03:17 |
4. | "Yaaru Illada Mane" | Kaviraj | Vyasaraj | 03:32 |
References
- "Premier Padmini' Launched". Chitraloka. 15 March 2018.
- "Jaggesh and Madhoobala come together for "Premeir Padmini"". Purely Cinema. 16 April 2018.
- "Filmmakers roll out open-top Premier Padmini to audience". Cinema Express. 17 April 2019.
- "Jaggesh-starrer Premier Padmini releases today". Bangalore Mirror. 26 April 2019.
- "Premier Padmini caught in a row over story credits". The Times of India. 11 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- "Premier Padmini got Arjun Janya to break his routine". The Times of India. 18 February 2019.